To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations.
Andre GideKnow thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.
Andre GideEvery instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.
Andre GideTo know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.
Andre Gide